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| … 1957 . The year 1970 in film involved some significant events Events February 11 - The film The Magic Christian The year 1957 in television involved some significant eventsBelow is a list of Television -related events in 1957. The year 1958 in television involved some significant eventsBelow is a list of Television -related events in 1958. The year 1959 in television involved some significant eventsBelow is a list of Television -related events in 1959. The year 1960 in television involved some significant eventsBelow is a list of Television -related events in 1960. The year 1961 in television involved some significant eventsBelow is a list of Television -related events in 1961. The year 1962 in television involved some significant eventsBelow is a list of Television -related events in 1962. The year 1963 in television involved some significant eventsBelow is a list of Television -related events in 1963. The year 1957 in radio involved some significant events Events WCOW in St The year 1958 in radio involved some significant events Events February 24 - In Cuba, Radio Rebelde radio of rebels The year 1959 in radio involved some significant events Events Debuts Closings January 2 - CBS ends The year 1960 in radio involved some significant events Events January 25 - In Washington DC, the National Association of Broadcasters The year 1961 in radio involved some significant events Events KLAC sold to Metromedia The year 1962 saw a number of significant events in Radio broadcasting. The year 1963 in radio involved some significant events Events American automobile companies — including General Motors, Chrysler This page indexes the individual Years pages Twenty-first century Year 1957 ( MCMLVII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link displays the 1957 Gregorian calendar) 1958 . Year 1958 ( MCMLVIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. 1959 - 1960 - 1961 . The year 1959 ( MCMLIX) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1960 ( MCMLX) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1961 ( MCMLXI) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. 1962 . Year 1962 ( MCMLXII) was a Common year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1962 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. 1963 … … 1930s . Year 1963 ( MCMLXIII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. This page indexes the individual Years pages Twenty-first century See also List of centuries, History This is a list of Decades in history including links to corresponding articles with more information about them The 1930s were described as an abrupt shift to more radical and conservative lifestyles as countries were struggling to find a solution to the Great Depression. 1940s . The 1940s decade ran from 1940 to 1949 Events and trends The 1940s was a period between the radical 1930s and the conservative 1950s which also leads the period to be 1950s -1960s- 1970s . The 1950s Decade refers to the years of 1950 to 1959 inclusive The 1960s decade refers to the years from the beginning of 1960 to the end of 1969 This article is about the Decade 1970-1979 For the Year 1970 see 1970. 1980s . The 1980s was the decade spanning from January 1 1980 to December 31 1989. 1990s … … 19th century . The 1990s collectively refers to the years between and including 1990 and 1999 See also List of centuries, History This is a list of Decades in history including links to corresponding articles with more information about them The pages listed below contain information about trends and events in particular centuries and millennia. The 19th century of the Common Era began on January 1, 1801 and ended on December 31, 1900, according to the Gregorian calendar 20th century . The twentieth century of the Common Era began on 21st century … |
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The year 1960 in film involved some significant events. The year 1960 in Science and Technology involved some significant events listed below This list of years in film indexes the individual year Events 1870s - French inventor Charles-Émile Reynaud improved on the Zoetrope idea by placing mirrors at the center of the Events 1880 - American George Eastman begins to commercially manufacture dry plates for Photography. Events 1891 - Designed around the work of Muybridge Marey and Eastman Thomas Edison 's employee William K Events William Dickson completes his work for Thomas Edison on the Kinetograph cylinder either in this year or 1889 Events WK Laurie Dickson supervises the construction of the first movie studio called the " Black Maria " in West Orange New Jersey which produces Events The final revisions to the Kinetoscope are made including a vertical transport and wider film Events Thomas Edison builds "America's First Movie Studio" the Black Maria Blacksmith Scene is made Events January 7 - William Kennedy Dickson receives a Patent for motion picture film. Events March 22 - First display of motion pictures by Auguste and Louis Lumière (private screening Events January - In Britain, Birt Acres and Robert W Paul developed their own film projector the Theatrograph (later known Events 125 people died during a film screening at the Charity Bazaar in Paris after a curtain catches on fire from the ether used to fuel the Events May 19 - Vitagraph is founded in New York Birt Acres invents the first amateur format Birtac, by splitting 35 mm The year 1899 in film involved some significant events Events T Events Several full-length films were produced during the first decade of the 1900s The year 1900 in film involved some significant events Events Reulos Goudeau & Co The year 1901 in film involved some significant events Events Edwin S The year 1902 in film involved some significant events Events March 10 - Circuit Court's decision disallows Thomas Edison from having a monopoly The year 1903 in film involved some significant events Events Thomas Edison demolishes "America's First Movie Studio" the Black The year 1904 in film involved some significant events Events As shown in the film Westinghouse Works, some filmmakers begin to move The year 1905 in film involved some significant events Events Pathé Frères colors black-and-white films by machine The year 1906 in film involved some significant events Events 26 December - The world's first feature film The Story of the Kelly Gang The year 1907 in film involved some significant events Events January 19 - Variety publishes its first film review The year 1908 in film involved some significant events Events Thomas Edison formed the Motion Picture Patents Company, with goals of controlling The year 1909 in film involved some significant events Events Matsunosuke Onoe, who would become the first superstar of Japanese cinema Events Several full-length films were produced during the decade of the 1910s The year 1910 in film involved some significant events Events The newsreel footage of the funeral of King Edward VII of the United Kingdom is shot The year 1911 in film involved some significant events Events October 27: David Horsley 's Nestor Motion The year 1912 in film involved some significant events Events Mack Sennett, who had previously worked as an actor and comedy director with D The year 1913 in film involved some significant events Events The Squaw Man, the first Hollywood feature film is made The year 1914 in film involved some significant events Events The 3300-seat Strand Theater opens in New York City. The year 1915 in film involved some significant events Events June 18: The Motion Picture Directors Association (MPDA was formed by The year 1916 in film involved some significant events Events October 17 - A Daughter of the Gods released - first US production with The year 1917 in film involved some significant events Events Foundation of Universum Film AG (UƒA as a propaganda film company in Berlin The year 1918 in film involved some significant events Events Following litigation for anti-trust activities the US Supreme Court orders the Motion Picture The year 1919 in film involved some significant events Events February 5 - Charlie Chaplin, Mary Pickford, Douglas Events Many full-length films were produced during the decade of the 1920s The year 1920 in film involved some significant events Events November 27 - The Mark of Zorro, starring Douglas Fairbanks Events February 20 - The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse, starring Rudolph Valentino, premieres Events November 26 - The Toll of the Sea, starring Anna May Wong and Kenneth Harlan, debuts as the first general Events April 15 - Lee De Forest demonstrates the Phonofilm sound-on-film system at the Rivoli Theater in New York Events Entertainment entrepreneur Marcus Loew gained control of Metro Pictures, Goldwyn Pictures Corporation and Louis B Events Top grossing films The Big Parade Ben-Hur The Freshman Events August - Warner Brothers debuts the first Vitaphone film Don Juan. Events January 10 - Fritz Lang 's science-fiction fantasy Metropolis premieres in Germany Events Although some movies released in 1928 had sound, most were still silent. Events The days of the Silent film were numbered A mad scramble to provide synchronized sound was on Events Many full-length films were produced during the decade of the 1930s Events Top grossing films Tom Sawyer Whoopee! Common Clay Check Events Top grossing films Frankenstein, starring Boris Karloff Ingagi, starring Sir Hubert Events Katharine Hepburn 's film career begins Shirley Temple 's film career begins Disney released Flowers Events British Film Institute founded March 2 - King Kong premieres in New York City. Events January 26 - Samuel Goldwyn (formerly of Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer) purchases the film rights to The Wonderful Wizard of Oz Events Judy Garland signs a contract with Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM The year 1936 in film involved some significant events Events Nov 6 - first Porky Pig animated cartoon The year 1937 in film involved some significant events Events April 16 - Way Out West premieres in The year 1938 in film involved some significant events Events January &mdash MGM announces that Judy Garland The year 1939 in film involved some significant events Events Movie historians and film buffs often look back on the year 1939 as "the Events Hundreds of full-length films were produced during the decade of the 1940s The year 1940 in film involved some significant events Events February 7 - Walt Disney 's animated Film The year 1941 in film involved some significant events in particular the release of a film consistently rated as one of the greatest films of all time The year 1942 in film involved some significant events in particular the release of a film consistently rated as one of the greatest films of all time The year 1943 in film involved some significant events Events Top grossing films (U The year 1944 in film involved some significant events Events July 20 - Since You Went Away is released The year 1945 in film involved some significant events Events Paramount Studios releases theatrical short Cartoon The year 1946 in film involved some significant events Events Top grossing films (U The year 1947 in film involved some significant events Events May 22 - Great Expectations is premiered in New York The year 1948 in film involved some significant events Events Laurence Olivier 's Hamlet becomes the The year 1949 in film involved some significant events Events Top grossing films (U Events Films of the 1950s were of a wide variety As a result of Television, the studios and companies sought to put audiences back in theaters The year 1950 in film involved some significant events Events February 15 - Walt Disney Studios The year 1951 in film involved some significant events Events Sweden - May Britt is scouted by Italian The year 1952 in film involved some significant events Events January 10 - Cecil B The year 1953 in film involved some significant events Events September 16 — The Robe debuts as The year 1954 in film involved some significant events Events May 12 - The Marx Brothers' Zeppo Marx The year 1955 in film involved some significant events Events November 3 - The musical Guys and Dolls The year 1956 in film involved some significant events Events August 4 - The last film serial Blazing the Overland The year 1957 in film involved some significant events Events October 21 - The movie Jailhouse Rock The year 1958 in film involved some significant events Events February 16- " In the Money " by William The year 1959 in film involved some significant events Events The Three Stooges make their 180th and last short film Events Hundreds of full-length films were produced during the 1960s The year 1961 in film involved some significant events Events Last Year at Marienbad ( L'année dernière The year 1962 in film involved some significant events Events Dr The year 1963 in film involved some significant events Events January 28 - Filming begins on Dr The year 1964 in film involved some significant events Events January 29 - The film Dr The year 1965 in film involved some significant events Events Top grossing films (U The year 1966 in film involved some significant events Events Walt Disney, well known for his creation of Mickey Mouse died on The year 1967 in film involved some significant events It is widely considered as one of the most ground-breaking years in film The year 1968 in film involved some significant events Events October 30 - The film The Lion in Winter The year 1969 in film involved some significant events Events Cannes Film Festival opens but closes in support World cinema In cinema all over the world the seventies brought about vigor in adventurous cool and realistic complex narratives with rich cinematography and elaborate scores The year 1970 in film involved some significant events Events February 11 - The film The Magic Christian The year 1971 in film involved some significant events Events February 8 - Bob Dylan 's hour long documentary The year 1972 in film involved some significant events Events Top grossing films (U The year 1973 in film involved some significant events Events The Marx Brothers ' Zeppo Marx divorces his second The year 1974 in film involved some significant events Events February 7 - Blazing Saddles is released The year 1975 in film involved some significant events Events January 28 - George Lucas creates the second draft The year 1976 in film involved some significant events Events March 22 - Filming begins on George Lucas ' The year 1977 in film involved some significant events Events In the Academy Awards, Peter Finch, Faye Dunaway The year 1978 in film involved some significant events Top grossing films (U The year 1979 in film involved some significant events Events March 5 - Production begins on Star Wars Episode Events The 1980s saw the continued rise of the blockbuster, an increased amount of Nudity in film and the increasing emphasis in the American industry on film The year 1980 in film involved some significant events Events April 30 - The Roger Daltrey film McVicar, opens Events January 19 - Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer acquires beleaguered concurrent United Artists. Events June 10 = Steven Spielberg 's Science fiction PG-rating film E Events February 11 - The Rolling Stones concert film Let's Spend the Night Together opens in New York Events The Walt Disney Company founds Touchstone Pictures to release movies with subject matter deemed inappropriate for the Disney name Events 3 December - Roger Moore steps down from the role of James Bond after twelve years and seven films Events April 12 - Actor Morgan Mason marries The Go-Go's Belinda Carlisle Actor Arnold Schwarzenegger marries Events January 31 - The Cure for Insomnia premieres at The School of the Art Institute in Chicago Illinois, to Events Michael Jackson 's first film was Moonwalker Top grossing films (U Events Actress Kim Basinger and her brother Mick purchase Braselton Georgia for $20 million Events Thousands of full-length Films were produced during the 1990s The year 1990 in film involved some significant events Events CGI technique is expanded with motion capture for The year 1991 in film involved some significant events Events April 28 - Bonnie The year 1992 in film involved many significant films (For more about films in foreign languages check sources in those languages The year 1993 in film involved many significant films (For more about films in foreign languages check sources in those languages The year 1994 in film involved some significant events Top grossing films (U The year 1995 in film involved some significant events Events March 22 - The Dogme 95 movement is officially announced in Paris The year 1996 in film involved some significant events Major releases this year included Fargo, Trainspotting, The English Patient The year 1997 in film involved some significant events Events Summer - Production begins on Star Wars Episode I The Phantom Menace The year 1998 in film involved some significant events Events February 14 - Sharon Stone marries Phil Bronstein The year 1999 in film involved some significant events and was arguably the most successful year for films released in the 1990s Events Thousands of full-length Films have been produced during the first decade of the 21st Century The year 2000 in film involved some significant events Events Top grossing films Please note that following the tradition of the The year 2001 in film involved some significant events (For more about non-English films check sources in those languages The year 2002 in film involved some significant events The first significant releases of sequels took place between Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets, The year 2003 in film involved some significant events Releases of sequels took place with movies like 2 Fast 2 Furious, The Lord of the Rings The Return The year 2004 in film involved some significant events Major releases of sequels took place The year 2005 in film involved some significant events Releases of sequels took place with movies like The Devil's Rejects, Cheaper The year 2006 in film involved some significant events Releases of sequels took place with Superman Returns, Pirates of the Caribbean Dead Man's Chest 2007 saw major releases such as The Simpsons Movie, National Treasure Book of Secrets, 2009 in film has numerous films in production to be released in 2009 as well as films that have announced release dates but have yet to begin filming .
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Events
- April 20 - for the first time since coming home from military service in Germany, Elvis Presley returns to Hollywood, California to film G.I. Blues
- August 10 - Filming of West Side Story begins. Events 1303 - The University of Rome La Sapienza is instituted by Pope Boniface VIII. Germany, officially the Federal Republic of Germany ( ˈbʊndəsʁepuˌbliːk ˈdɔʏtʃlant is a Country in Central Europe. GI Blues is a 1960 Elvis Presley musical Motion picture played as a romantic comedy Events 612 BC - Killing of Sinsharishkun, King of Assyrian Empire West Side Story is a 1961 film directed by Robert Wise and Jerome Robbins.
- November 4 - Filming wraps on The Misfits, starring Marilyn Monroe and Clark Gable (this was the last film either performed in)
- November 13 - Sammy Davis, Jr. and May Britt wed. Events 1333 - Flood of the Arno River, causing massive damage in Florence as recorded by the Florentine chronicler Giovanni Villani The Misfits is a 1961 American Drama film, written by Arthur Miller, directed by John Huston, and starring Clark Marilyn Monroe (born Norma Jeane Mortenson, June 1 1926 &ndash August 5 1962 baptized Norma Clark Gable (February 1 &ndashNovember 16) was an iconic American Actor nicknamed "The King of Hollywood" in his heyday Events 1002 - English king Ethelred orders the killing of all Danes in England, known today as the St Samuel George “Sammy” Davis Jr (8 December 1925 &ndash 16 May 1990 was an American Entertainer. For the late Swedish actress see Maj-Britt Nilsson. May Britt (born March 22 Circa 1933,
Top grossing films (U. S. )
| Rank | Title | Studio | Gross |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Swiss Family Robinson* | Disney | $20,178,000 |
| 2. | Psycho* | Paramount/Universal | $11,200,000 |
| 3. | Spartacus | Universal | $11,100,000 |
| 4. | Exodus | United Artists | $8,332,000 |
| 5. | The Alamo | United Artists | $7,919,000 |
| 6. | BUtterfield 8 | MGM | $7,552,000 |
| 7. | The World of Suize Wong | Paramount | $7,500,000 |
| 8. | The Apartment | United Artists | $6,680,000 |
| 9. | Ocean's 11 | Warner Brothers | $5,650,000 |
| 10. | Please Don's Eat the Daisies | MGM | $5,369,000 |
(*) After theatrical re-issue(s)
source: http://www.boxofficereport.com/database/1960.shtml
Awards
- Best Picture: The Apartment - Mirisch, United Artists
- Best Director: Billy Wilder - The Apartment
- Best Actor: Burt Lancaster - Elmer Gantry
- Best Actress: Elizabeth Taylor - BUtterfield 8
- Best Supporting Actor: Peter Ustinov - Spartacus
- Best Supporting Actress: Shirley Jones - Elmer Gantry
- Best Foreign Language Film: The Virgin Spring (Jungfrukällan), directed by Ingmar Bergman, Sweden
- Drama:
- Best Picture: Spartacus
- Best Actor: Burt Lancaster - Elmer Gantry
- Best Actress: Greer Garson - Sunrise at Campobello
- Musical or comedy:
- Best Picture (tie): The Apartment
- Best Picture (tie): Song Without End
- Best Actor: Jack Lemmon - The Apartment
- Best Actress: Shirley MacLaine - The Apartment
- Other
- Best Director: Jack Cardiff - Sons and Lovers
Palme d'Or (Cannes Film Festival):
- La dolce vita, directed by Federico Fellini, Italy
Golden Lion (Venice Film Festival):
- Le passage du Rhin (The Crossing of the Rhine), directed by André Cayatte, Italy / France / W. The 33rd Academy Awards, honoring the best in film for 1960, were held on April 17, 1961 at the Santa Monica Civic Auditorium in Santa Monica The Academy Award for Best Motion Picture is one of the Awards of Merit presented annually by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS to artists working The Apartment is a 1960 American comedy - Drama film produced and directed by Billy Wilder, and starring Jack Lemmon The Academy Award for Achievement in Directing (Best Director is one of the Awards of Merit presented by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS to Billy Wilder ( June 22, 1906 – March 27, 2002) was an Austrian born Jewish - American Journalist Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role is one of the Academy Awards of Merit presented annually by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS to recognize Burton Stephen "Burt" Lancaster ( 2 November &ndash 20 October) was an American film Actor and star noted for his athletic physique Elmer Gantry is a Drama film about a con man and a woman evangelist selling religion to small town America Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role is one of the Academy Awards of Merit presented annually by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS to Dame Elizabeth Rosemond Taylor, DBE (born 27 February 1932) is a two-time Academy Award -winning English-American actress BUtterfield 8 is a 1960 MGM Film directed by Daniel Mann, starring Elizabeth Taylor and Laurence Harvey. Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role is one of the Academy Awards of Merit presented annually by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts Sir Peter Alexander Ustinov (ˈjuːstɪnɒf or /ˈuːstɪnɒf/ 16 April 1921 – 28 March 2004) born Peter Alexander Baron von Ustinow Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role is one of the Academy Awards of Merit presented annually by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS Shirley Mae Jones (born March 31, 1934) is a American Singer and character actress of Stage, Film and The Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film is one of the Academy Awards of Merit, popularly known as the Oscars handed out annually by the U The Virgin Spring ( Jungfrukällan) is a 1960 Swedish film directed by Ingmar Bergman. Ernst Ingmar Bergman ( pronounced) (14 July 1918 – 30 July 2007 was a nine-time Academy Award -nominated Swedish film, stage The 18th Golden Globe Awards, honoring the best in Film for 1960 films were held on March 16, 1961. This page lists the winners and nominees for the Golden Globe Award for Best Motion Picture — Drama, since its institution in 1951 The Golden Globe Award for Best Actor - Motion Picture - Drama was first awarded by the Hollywood Foreign Press Association as a separate category in 1951 The Golden Globe Award for Best Actress - Motion Picture - Drama was first awarded by the Hollywood Foreign Press Association as a separate category in 1951 Eileen Evelyn Greer Garson, CBE ( September 29, 1904 - April 6, 1996) was an English-American actress who was Sunrise at Campobello is a 1960 Biographical film made by Dore Schary Productions and Warner Bros Golden Globe Award for Best Motion Picture - Musical or Comedy has been awarded annually since 1952 by the Hollywood Foreign Press Association. Golden Globe Award for Best Motion Picture - Musical or Comedy has been awarded annually since 1952 by the Hollywood Foreign Press Association. Song Without End, subtitled The Story of Franz Liszt ( 1960) is a biographical film romance made by Columbia Pictures The Golden Globe Award for Best Actor - Motion Picture Musical or Comedy was first awarded by the Hollywood Foreign Press Association as a separate category in John Uhler "Jack" Lemmon III (February 8 1925 &ndash June 27 2001 was an American Actor known principally for his comedic roles The Golden Globe Award for Best Actress - Motion Picture Musical or Comedy was first awarded by the Hollywood Foreign Press Association as a separate category in Shirley MacLaine (born April 24, 1934) is an American Academy Award -winning Film and Theater Actress, well-known This page lists the winners and nominees for the Golden Globe Award for Best Director, since its institution in 1943 Jack Cardiff OBE, BSC (born 18 September 1914) is an Academy Award -winning British Cinematographer, director Sons and Lovers is a 1960 film adaptation of the D H Lawrence novel Sons and Lovers. The Palme d'Or ( English: Golden Palm) is the highest prize awarded to competing films at the Cannes Film Festival. Federico Fellini, Cavaliere di Gran Croce OMRI ( January 20 1920 &ndash October 31 1993) was an Italian Film The Leone d’Oro ('Golden Lion' is the highest prize given to a film at the Biennale Venice Film Festival. Le Passage du Rhin is a 1960 French film directed by André Cayatte. André Cayatte ( February 3, 1909, Carcassonne &ndash February 6, 1989, Paris) was a French New Wave filmmaker Germany
Golden Bear (Berlin Film Festival):
- El lazarillo de tormes, directed by César Fernández Ardavin, Spain / Italy
Films released in 1960
- 13 Ghosts
- The Alamo
- The Amazing Transparent Man
- The Angry Silence
- The Apartment
- L'avventura
- Beat Girl
- The Bellboy
- Bells Are Ringing
- Black Sunday
- Breathless (À bout de souffle)
- BUtterfield 8
- Can-Can
- Cimarron
- Cinderfella
- The Dark at the Top of the Stairs
- Devi
- La dolce vita
- Elmer Gantry
- The Entertainer
- Esther and the King, starring Joan Collins and Richard Egan
- Exodus
- The Facts of Life
- Flaming Star
- G.I. Blues
- Heller in Pink Tights
- Herod the Great (Erode il grande)
- High Time
- House of Usher
- Inherit the Wind
- It Started in Naples
- Jigoku
- Last Woman on Earth
- The Last Voyage
- Late Autumn (Akibiyori)
- Let's Make Love
- The Lost World
- Macumba Love
- The Magnificent Seven
- Midnight Lace
- The Mountain Road
- Mughal-e-Azam
- Murder, Inc.
- Never on Sunday
- Noi duri
- North to Alaska
- Ocean's Eleven
- Le Passage du Rhin
- Peeping Tom
- Pepe
- Pollyanna
- Portrait in Black
- Psycho
- The Pure Hell of St Trinian's
- The Rat Race
- The Running Jumping & Standing Still Film
- Scent of Mystery
- Sergeant Rutledge
- Seven Thieves
- Sink the Bismarck!
- Song Without End
- Sons and Lovers
- Space Men
- Spartacus
- The Story of Ruth, a Biblical drama based on Ruth
- The Sundowners
- Sunrise at Campobello
- Swiss Family Robinson
- Testament of Orpheus (Le Testament d'Orphée)
- The Time Machine
- Tunes of Glory
- Two Women
- The Virgin Spring (Jungfrukällan)
- Visit to a Small Planet
- When a Woman Ascends the Stairs
- Where the Boys Are
- The White Horse Inn
- The World of Suzie Wong
- The Young One
- Man in the Moon
- Watch Your Stern
- Make Mine Mink
- The Millionairess
Short Film Series
- Looney Tunes (1930-1969)
- Terrytoons (1930-1964)
- Merrie Melodies (1931-1969)
- Bugs Bunny (1940-1962)
- Yosemite Sam (1945-1963)
- Speedy Gonzales (1953-1968)
Births
- January 3 - Joan Chen, actress
- January 12 - Oliver Platt, actor
- January 13 - Kevin Anderson, actor
- February 28 - Dorothy Stratten, Canadian actress
- May 24 - Kristin Scott-Thomas, actress
- May 31 - Chris Elliott, actor
- August 16 - Timothy Hutton, actor
- August 17 - Sean Penn, actor
- September 9 - Hugh Grant, actor
- October 10 - Antonio Banderas, Spanish actor
- November 5 - Tilda Swinton, British actress
- November 11 - Stanley Tucci, actor and film director. The Berlin International Film Festival, also called the Berlinale, is one of the world's leading Film festivals and most reputable media events held in Berlin El Lazarillo de Tormes is a 1959 Spanish film directed by César Fernández Ardavín. The Alamo was released in 1960 by United Artists, starring John Wayne as Davy Crockett, Richard Widmark as Jim Bowie The Amazing Transparent Man is a 1960 Science fiction film starring Marguerite Chapman The Angry Silence is a 1960 British drama film directed by Guy Green and starring Richard Attenborough. The Apartment is a 1960 American comedy - Drama film produced and directed by Billy Wilder, and starring Jack Lemmon L'avventura ( The Adventure) is a 1960 Italian film written and directed by Michelangelo Antonioni. The Bellboy is a 1960 Comedy film starring written by and directed by Jerry Lewis. Bells Are Ringing is a 1960 romantic comedy - Musical film directed by Vincente Minnelli. Black Sunday ( Italian title La maschera del demonio) is a 1960 Italian Horror film directed by Mario Bava Breathless (French À bout de souffle; literally "out of breath" is a 1960 Film directed by Jean-Luc Godard BUtterfield 8 is a 1960 MGM Film directed by Daniel Mann, starring Elizabeth Taylor and Laurence Harvey. Can-Can is a 1960 Musical film made by Suffolk-Cummings productions and distributed by 20th Century Fox. Cimarron is a 1960 Western film based on the Edna Ferber novel Cimarron, featuring Glenn Ford and Maria Cinderfella is a comedy version of the classic Cinderella story with several of the roles reversed The Dark at the Top of the Stairs is a 1960 Film with Dorothy McGuire, Robert Preston, Shirley Knight, Eve Arden Devi ( Bengali: দেবী ''Devi'') is a 1960 film by Bengali director Satyajit Ray, starring Soumitra Chatterjee and Elmer Gantry is a Drama film about a con man and a woman evangelist selling religion to small town America The Entertainer is a 1957 play by John Osborne, made into a Film in 1960, which told the story of a failing third-rate Music Joan Henrietta Collins, OBE (born 23 May 1933) is a Golden Globe Award -winning English actress and bestselling Richard Egan may refer to Richard Egan (actor, American film actor Richard Egan (businessman, American businessman one-time Ambassador Exodus is a 1960 epic War film made by Alpha and Carlyle Productions and distributed by United Artists. The Facts of Life is a 1960 Romantic comedy starring Bob Hope and Lucille Ball as middle-aged people who have an affair despite Flaming Star is a 1960 western film starring Elvis Presley, based on the book Flaming Lance ( 1958) by Clair Huffaker GI Blues is a 1960 Elvis Presley musical Motion picture played as a romantic comedy Heller In Pink Tights is a 1960 western Film adapted from Louis L'Amour 's novel Heller with a Gun. High Time is a 1960 collegiate comedic film directed by Blake Edwards and starring Bing Crosby. House of Usher ( 1960) is an American International Pictures Horror film starring Vincent Price, Myrna Fahey, and Inherit the Wind is a play by Jerome Lawrence and Robert Edwin Lee, which opened on Broadway in January 1955 a 1960 It Started in Naples is an American Romantic comedy film made by Paramount Pictures and released in August 1960. is a 1960 Japanese horror film, directed by Nobuo Nakagawa and starring Utako Mitsuya and Shigeru Amachi. The Last Woman on Earth is a 1960 American science-fiction film produced and directed by Roger Corman. The Last Voyage is a 1960 American action - adventure Melodrama Film. is a 1960 Drama film directed by Yasujiro Ozu, and his final film completed before his death Let's Make Love ( 1960) is a comedy musical film made by 20th Century Fox. The Lost World is a 1960 Science fiction Adventure film based on the novel of the same name by Arthur Conan Doyle and directed The Magnificent Seven is a 1960 Western film directed by John Sturges about a group of hired gunmen protecting a Mexican village from Midnight Lace ( 1960) is a mystery thriller directed by David Miller, and starring Doris Day, Rex Harrison, John Gavin, The Mountain Road is a 1960 War film starring James Stewart and directed by Daniel Mann. Mughal-e-Azam ( Urdu: مغلِ اعظم, Hindi: मुग़ल-ए आज़म is an Indian Epic film, remniscent Never on Sunday ( Greek: Ποτέ Την Κυριακή "Pote Tin Kyriaki" is a 1960 Greek black-and-white film which tells the story North to Alaska is a 1960 comedic western directed by Henry Hathaway and starring John Wayne and Stewart Granger Ocean's Eleven (or Ocean's 11) is a 1960 Heist film directed by Lewis Milestone and starring five Rat Packers Frank Le Passage du Rhin is a 1960 French film directed by André Cayatte. Peeping Tom is a Psychological thriller film by the British film director Michael Powell. Pepe is a 1960 movie starring Mario "Cantinflas" Moreno in the title role directed by George Sidney. For other uses see Pollyanna (disambiguation Pollyanna is a best-selling 1913 novel by Eleanor H Portrait in Black ( 1960) is a thriller released by Universal International. Psycho is a suspense / Horror film directed by auteur Alfred Hitchcock, from the Screenplay by Joseph The Pure Hell of St Trinian's was a 1960 British Comedy Film set in the Fictional St Trinian's School. The Rat Race is a 1960 Film (not to be confused with Rat Race of 2001 directed by Robert Mulligan starring Tony Curtis The Running Jumping & Standing Still Film is a short (eleven minute Film directed by Richard Lester and Peter Sellers, and starring Spike Scent of Mystery is a 1960 mystery film that featured the one and only use of Smell-O-Vision, a system that timed Odors Sergeant Rutledge is a 1960 film directed by John Ford, with Woody Strode in the title role Seven Thieves is a 1960 20th Century Fox Film noir crime drama motion picture. Sink the Bismarck! is a 1960 Black-and-white war film based on the book The Last Nine Days of the Bismarck by C Song Without End, subtitled The Story of Franz Liszt ( 1960) is a biographical film romance made by Columbia Pictures Sons and Lovers is a 1960 film adaptation of the D H Lawrence novel Sons and Lovers. Space Men (aka Assignment Outer Space) is a 1960 Science fiction film starring Rik Van Nutter and directed by This article is about the ancient Hebrew religious text For the 20th-century English-language novel see The Book of Ruth (novel The Book of Ruth The Sundowners is a 1960 film that tells the story of an Australian Outback family torn between the father's desires to continue his nomadic Sunrise at Campobello is a 1960 Biographical film made by Dore Schary Productions and Warner Bros Swiss Family Robinson ( 1960) is a Walt Disney Productions Feature film starring John Mills, Dorothy McGuire, and Testament of Orpheus ( French: Le Testament d'Orphée) is a 1960 film directed by and starring Jean Cocteau. The Time Machine (AKA HG Wells' The Time Machine) is a 1960 Science fiction film based on British Science Fiction writer Two Women (Original title La Ciociara, literally translated as "The Woman from Ciociaria " is a 1960 The Virgin Spring ( Jungfrukällan) is a 1960 Swedish film directed by Ingmar Bergman. Visit to a Small Planet is a 1960 Paramount Pictures film starring Jerry Lewis, based on a play by Gore Vidal. is a 1960 Japanese Drama film directed by Mikio Naruse. Keiko a young widow becomes a bar hostess in Ginza to make ends meet Where the Boys Are ( is an American Coming-of-age Comedy film, written by George Wells based on the novel by Glendon Swarthout Im weißen Rößl (English title White Horse Inn or The White Horse Inn) is an Operetta or musical comedy set The World of Suzie Wong is a 1957 Novel written by Richard Mason, which has been adapted into a play a hit film and a ballet La joven ( The Young One or White Trash in the United States, Island of Shame in the United Kingdom) is a Film The Man in the Moon is an imaginary figure resembling a human face head or body that observers from some cultural backgrounds typically perceive in the bright disc of the full The Millionairess is a 1960 Romantic comedy film set in London, directed by Anthony Asquith and starring Peter Sellers Looney Tunes is a Warner Bros Animated cartoon series which ran in many movie theatres from 1930 to 1969 Events Top grossing films Tom Sawyer Whoopee! Common Clay Check The year 1969 in film involved some significant events Events Cannes Film Festival opens but closes in support Terrytoons was an Animation studio founded by Paul Terry. The studio located in New Rochelle New York, United Events Top grossing films Tom Sawyer Whoopee! 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Joan Chong Chen (Chinese name; Pinyin: Chén Chōng born April 26 1961 is a four-time Golden Horse, Asian Film Awards, AFI Award, Film Events 475 - Basiliscus becomes Byzantine Emperor, with a coronation ceremony in the Hebdomon palace in Constantinople Oliver Platt (born January 12 1960) is a Canadian stage film and television Actor. Events 532 - Nika riots in Constantinople. 888 - Odo Count of Paris becomes King of the Franks Kevin J Anderson (born March 27, 1962) is an American Science fiction Author. Events 202 BC - coronation ceremony of Liu Bang as Emperor Gaozu of Han takes place initiating four centuries of the Han Dynasty 's rule Dorothy Stratten (28 February 1960 – 14 August 1980 was a Canadian model and actress Events 1218 - The Fifth Crusade leaves Acre for Egypt. 1276 - Magnus Ladulås is crowned Kristin A Scott Thomas, OBE (born 24 May 1960) is a highly acclaimed Olivier Award, BAFTA winning and Academy Award Events 1279 BC - Rameses II (The Great (19th dynasty becomes pharaoh of Ancient Egypt. Christopher Elliott (born May 31, 1960) is an American Comedian. Events 1384 - The Hongwu Emperor of Ming China, Emperor Dong hears a case of a couple who tore paper money bills while fighting Timothy T Hutton (born August 16, 1960) is an American Academy Award -winning Actor. Events 986 - A Byzantine army was destroyed in the pass of Trajan's Gate by the Bulgarians under the Comitopuli Sean Justin Penn (born August 17, 1960) is an Academy Award - and Golden Globe -winning American Film Actor Events 1000 - Battle of Svolder, Viking Age. 1379 - Treaty of Neuberg, splitting the Austrian Hugh John Mungo Grant (born 9 September 1960 is a British Actor and Film producer. Events 680 - Battle of Karbala: Shia Imam Husayn bin Ali, the grandson of the Prophet Muhammad, is decapitated José Antonio Domínguez Banderas (born August 10, 1960) better known as Antonio Banderas, is a Spanish film Actor and Singer Events 1499 - Publication of the Catholicon in Treguier ( Brittany) Katherine Matilda "Tilda" Swinton (born 5 November 1960 is an Academy Award - BAFTA - BAFTA Scotland - and Coppa Volpi award-winning Events 308 - The Congress of Carnuntum: Attempting to keep peace within the Roman Empire, the leaders of the Tetrarchy declare Stanley Tucci Jr (born 11 November 1960) is an American Golden Globe - and Emmy Award -winning Screen Actors Guild - and
- December 3 - Daryl Hannah, actress
- December 3 - Julianne Moore, actress
Deaths
- January 3 – Victor Sjöström, Swedish film actor and director
- January 20 - Matt Moore, Irish-born American actor
- February 3 - Fred Buscaglione, Italian actor and singer
- November 5 - Mack Sennett, American producer and director
- November 16 - Clark Gable, American actor
- November 19 - Phyllis Haver, American actress
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